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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Woei-Shyang Yee, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher Yang, Temple City, CA (US);
Wesley W. Huie, Riverside, CA (US);
Gerard V. Talatinian, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are methods and systems that may help to provide selectable viewing options for a television program. An exemplary method involves: (i) receiving a television video transport stream comprising video content associated with a particular television program, wherein the television video transport stream comprises focal-point metadata regarding at least one focus point, wherein the at least one focus point corresponds to a sub-frame within at least one frame of the video content, (ii) receiving focal-point input data indicating a zoom request, (iii) processing video content in response to the focal-point input data, and (iv) generating a television video output signal comprising video content that is zoomed to the sub-frame, wherein the television video output signal is configured to be displayable on a graphic display.